Miles Free Director of Industry Affairs, PMPA
Manufacturing in the US Economy — and Our Place in It
Manufacturing is essential to our economy and Precision Machining is just as essential to manufacturing.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 112: PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcasts — Business/Continuous Improvement/Workforce
PMPA’s Speaking of Precision podcasts can be found on major platforms or on PMPA.org.
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Overall Organizational Effectiveness: How Do You Know?
Sales are great! I think. How do you know unless you can compare to your peers? PMPA’s Business Trends Report can help.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 111: PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcasts — Quality and Shopfloor Operations
PMPA offers daily access to a full range of programs and services — including podcasts covering a wide range of safety and regulatory issues — all designed to help members meet operational challenges and focus on new business opportunities.
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Maximizing Output: 3 Ratios to Maximize Production Revenue
Revenue is generated by machines that are running. Use these three ratios to ensure your machines are running at an optimal level.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 110: PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcasts — Safety and Regulatory
PMPA offers daily access to a full range of programs and services — including podcasts covering a wide range of safety and regulatory issues — all designed to help members meet operational challenges and focus on new business opportunities.
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Unavailability of Bessemer Steels
Bessemer Steel is no longer produced. So why isn’t it produced and what do you do when the print says “Bessemer steel”?
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Take Your “Economist,” Not Your Engineer, to IMTS This Year
Heresy! Of course, you should take your engineers. And your leads, and your setup and operators. Why the heck should you take your economist? Does your shop even have one?
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Craftsman Cribsheet #108: OSHA Citations in FY 2021 for NAICS 332721 — Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
Watch out for the common OSHA citations listed below. Manufacturers should aim to find and fix any shortcomings in these areas to eliminate recognized hazards and reduce the risk of violations in your shop.
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Economics of Production Machining: Are You in the Speed or Feed Tribe?
Optimizing for multiple factors, not just minimizing cost for a single factor, will lead to profitable production machining.
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Craftsman Cribsheet #107: Quick Cross-Reference for Foreign Designations for Stainless Steels
This table provides a quick reference for some of the most common stainless steel grades — showing Chinese, Japanese and European/German Werkstoffe numbers and grade designations.
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PMPA: Providing Ways to Meet Material Challenges
“Our PMPA members are members because they’ve witnessed the results that show we’re better together. Despite multiple significant challenges, our numbers are growing. PMPA provides services to help their members meet the challenges that they face daily.” – Aneesa Muthana, PMPA President
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